Grace Covenant Church

Fall ’01 Bible Study

Character Study: Jonathan

“Holy Friends”

1 Samuel 18: 1 – 4, 19: 1 – 7, 20: 1 - 42

Ever slump down on your bed discouraged and lonely? Think of those hard days when a friend forgot to give you a ride home or when a friend forgot to call you on your birthday. Sometimes we ask ourselves, “Who are my friends? Why am I so lonely?”

What is the biblical answer to loneliness? Obviously, it’s friendship. However, according to the Bible there is more to friendship than knowing someone, going to school together, working in the same office, or even living in the same house. Let’s look at today’s passage and see what the Bible says about friendship.

Read 1 Samuel 18: 1 – 4, 19: 1 – 7, 20: 1 – 42

Guidelines for discussion about friends:

· What things impress you about Jonathan’s friendship with David (particularly looking at Jonathan)?

· What does it mean to have intimacy with someone?

· How does God play into your friendships?

· How can we be better friends to one another?